Post by The Sandmen on Jul 19, 2013 13:44:33 GMT -5
Le vs. Koscheck
Cung Le glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Josh Koscheck is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Josh Koscheck is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
Josh Koscheck comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Le and Koscheck move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Koscheck is swinging for the fences!
Le backpedals and creates space. Josh Koscheck is asking him if he is going to fight!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
As the fight continues it seems that Cung Le is taking the best of the fight.
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Here comes Cung Le with a vicious middle kick!
Josh Koscheck dodges that one moving backwards
Josh Koscheck swings...
...no good.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Koscheck moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Koscheck's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cung Le tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Koscheck's face
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Josh Koscheck
Great move by Le who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal knees to Koscheck's face, followed by knees to the body from Cung Le!
Koscheck doesn't want to finish it now and covers himself!
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal knees to Koscheck's face, followed by knees to the body from Cung Le!
Bang! Koscheck can take many more shots like that!
Koscheck has a small cut in his Right cheek
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Koscheck goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Cung Le is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Josh Koscheck gets the advantage
Le ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He succeeds!
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Le
Koscheck works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Le
Koscheck works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Le
Koscheck is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Koscheck!
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Koscheck struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Koscheck to fight back!
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Cung Le isolates Josh Koscheck's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Josh Koscheck is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Josh Koscheck efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Good looking punches from Cung Le on the ground
They could take their toll on Koscheck.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Le's ribs.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Josh Koscheck efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Josh Koscheck creates enough space to control Cung Le's leg.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Koscheck
Cung Le fakes some punches
Koscheck ties him up.
Cung Le gets sloppy and Josh Koscheck tries to take advantage...
Koscheck measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in half guard over Koscheck
Le launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Koscheck is covering himself! Le tries to force the situation and Koscheck clumsily gives his back!
Le is in rear mount over Koscheck
Le tries to get a hook in!
Koscheck rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Cung Le is in half guard over Koscheck
Le sits over his knees and pushes away Koscheck's leg!
Cung Le is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Cung Le looks to pass to mount...
Le slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Josh Koscheck.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Le is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Josh Koscheck tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le rolls him over and takes his back!
Le is in rear mount over Koscheck
Good looking punches from Cung Le on the ground
deflected by Koscheck.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Le, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Le jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Koscheck sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Le throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Koscheck has a small cut in his Left cheek
Josh Koscheck tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Le is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Josh Koscheck storms over Le with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cung Le blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Koscheck tries to open up Le with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Le is trying to block them with his hands...
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Koscheck tries to move to full mount
Koscheck succeeds
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Cung Le
Koscheck positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Le's being punished here!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Cung Le
Josh Koscheck moves to better his position on the ground...
Josh Koscheck viciously slams hammer blows to Le's face!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Cung Le
Le tries to move on the ground and shows Josh Koscheck a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Le's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Cung Le
Koscheck positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Le's being punished here!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Cung Le
Josh Koscheck fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Le's face!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Koscheck tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Solid jabs from Josh Koscheck.
Nice punches.
Cung Le goes with a looping right hand while Josh Koscheck jumps back and jabs
Le seems staggered and Josh Koscheck runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Cung Le moves forward and launches a high kick!
Koscheck ducks under.
Koscheck is trying to counter now!
Tremendous strikes from Koscheck!
Some big punches are landing!
Koscheck steps backwards away from Cung Le. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
A furious flurry of punches from Cung Le
just misses Koscheck.
Koscheck pushes Cung Le and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Le is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Le ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Le measures the resilience of Koscheck's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Koscheck blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Josh Koscheck looks to counter!
Koscheck throws a few hammer fists to the face of Cung Le
Solid shots!
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Josh Koscheck fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Le's face!
Le has a small cut in his Left eye
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Le tries to move on the ground and shows Josh Koscheck a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Le's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Josh Koscheck pushes Cung Le against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Koscheck jumps and tries to free his leg! Le doesn't allow this but Josh Koscheck is able to get half guard here.
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Le
Koscheck is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Le's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Le
Josh Koscheck pushes Le's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Koscheck who is in full mount! Le is in trouble now!
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Cung Le
Good looking punches from Josh Koscheck on the ground
They could take their toll on Le.
That brutal impact left Le laid out on the mat! Josh Koscheck's corner come in to congratulate him!
Le's Right eye is beginning to swell
Winner is Josh Koscheck by KO (GnP) at 4:41 Round 2
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 6/15 (40%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 4/12 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/9 (33%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 352 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 12/17 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 30/40 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 352 s
Le was dominating the first round, then stopped kicking. Leaf-like-collapse from him. Cost Sandmen the tournemant (that will teach sandman to put a rookie in for development purposes...AGAIN. But we all remember what happened with Hansen when he got RUINED at Grand Prix. )
Cung Le glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Josh Koscheck is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Josh Koscheck is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
Josh Koscheck comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Le and Koscheck move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Koscheck is swinging for the fences!
Le backpedals and creates space. Josh Koscheck is asking him if he is going to fight!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
As the fight continues it seems that Cung Le is taking the best of the fight.
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Here comes Cung Le with a vicious middle kick!
Josh Koscheck dodges that one moving backwards
Josh Koscheck swings...
...no good.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Koscheck moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Koscheck's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cung Le tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Koscheck's face
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Josh Koscheck
Great move by Le who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal knees to Koscheck's face, followed by knees to the body from Cung Le!
Koscheck doesn't want to finish it now and covers himself!
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal knees to Koscheck's face, followed by knees to the body from Cung Le!
Bang! Koscheck can take many more shots like that!
Koscheck has a small cut in his Right cheek
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Koscheck goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Cung Le is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Josh Koscheck gets the advantage
Le ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He succeeds!
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Le
Koscheck works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Le
Koscheck works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Le
Koscheck is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Koscheck!
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Koscheck struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Koscheck to fight back!
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Cung Le isolates Josh Koscheck's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Josh Koscheck is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Josh Koscheck efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Good looking punches from Cung Le on the ground
They could take their toll on Koscheck.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Le's ribs.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Josh Koscheck efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Josh Koscheck creates enough space to control Cung Le's leg.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Koscheck
Cung Le fakes some punches
Koscheck ties him up.
Cung Le gets sloppy and Josh Koscheck tries to take advantage...
Koscheck measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in half guard over Koscheck
Le launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Koscheck is covering himself! Le tries to force the situation and Koscheck clumsily gives his back!
Le is in rear mount over Koscheck
Le tries to get a hook in!
Koscheck rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Cung Le is in half guard over Koscheck
Le sits over his knees and pushes away Koscheck's leg!
Cung Le is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Cung Le looks to pass to mount...
Le slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Josh Koscheck.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Le is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Josh Koscheck tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le rolls him over and takes his back!
Le is in rear mount over Koscheck
Good looking punches from Cung Le on the ground
deflected by Koscheck.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Le, who walks calmly to his corner.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Le jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Koscheck sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Le throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Koscheck has a small cut in his Left cheek
Josh Koscheck tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Le is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Josh Koscheck storms over Le with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cung Le blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Koscheck tries to open up Le with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Le is trying to block them with his hands...
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Koscheck tries to move to full mount
Koscheck succeeds
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Cung Le
Koscheck positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Le's being punished here!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Cung Le
Josh Koscheck moves to better his position on the ground...
Josh Koscheck viciously slams hammer blows to Le's face!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Cung Le
Le tries to move on the ground and shows Josh Koscheck a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Le's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Cung Le
Koscheck positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Le's being punished here!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Cung Le
Josh Koscheck fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Le's face!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Koscheck tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Solid jabs from Josh Koscheck.
Nice punches.
Cung Le goes with a looping right hand while Josh Koscheck jumps back and jabs
Le seems staggered and Josh Koscheck runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Cung Le moves forward and launches a high kick!
Koscheck ducks under.
Koscheck is trying to counter now!
Tremendous strikes from Koscheck!
Some big punches are landing!
Koscheck steps backwards away from Cung Le. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
A furious flurry of punches from Cung Le
just misses Koscheck.
Koscheck pushes Cung Le and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Le is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Le ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Le measures the resilience of Koscheck's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Koscheck blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Josh Koscheck looks to counter!
Koscheck throws a few hammer fists to the face of Cung Le
Solid shots!
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Josh Koscheck fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Le's face!
Le has a small cut in his Left eye
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Le tries to move on the ground and shows Josh Koscheck a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Le's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Josh Koscheck pushes Cung Le against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Koscheck jumps and tries to free his leg! Le doesn't allow this but Josh Koscheck is able to get half guard here.
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Le
Koscheck is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Le's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Le
Josh Koscheck pushes Le's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Koscheck who is in full mount! Le is in trouble now!
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Cung Le
Good looking punches from Josh Koscheck on the ground
They could take their toll on Le.
That brutal impact left Le laid out on the mat! Josh Koscheck's corner come in to congratulate him!
Le's Right eye is beginning to swell
Winner is Josh Koscheck by KO (GnP) at 4:41 Round 2
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 6/15 (40%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 4/12 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/9 (33%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 352 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 12/17 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 30/40 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 352 s
Le was dominating the first round, then stopped kicking. Leaf-like-collapse from him. Cost Sandmen the tournemant (that will teach sandman to put a rookie in for development purposes...AGAIN. But we all remember what happened with Hansen when he got RUINED at Grand Prix. )